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African Americans -- Connecticut -- Litchfield

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Lynne Templeton Brickley papers

2019-87-0

 Fonds
Identifier: 2019-87-0
Abstract Research materials, correspondence and other papers, photographs, and additional materials by and about the life of Lynne Templeton Brickley (1940-2019), an independent historian who served as a consultant for several prize-winning exhibitions at the Litchfield Historical Society. A resident of Litchfield, CT, since 1968, Brickley was president and trustee of the Litchfield Historical Society, an active member of the Litchfield Garden Club and the Litchfield Democratic Town Committee, and a...
Dates: 1930-2018
Found in: Litchfield Historical Society

Thomas Canfield et al account book

00-2011-125-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-2011-125-0
Abstract

The Thomas Canfield et al Account Book (2011-125-0) was used by Canfield and his son-in-law, David Baldwin, to keep records of accounts. Canfield appears to have worked as a blacksmith. His entries include detailed lists of his children's portions of his estate.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1722-1806
Found in: Litchfield Historical Society

Deming, Perkins, and Quincy families papers

1950-01-0

 Collection
Identifier: 1950-01-0
Scope and Contents The Deming, Perkins, and Quincy Families Papers document members of several prominent families who lived in the town of Litchfield, Conn. In the late eighteenth century, the patriarchs of each family earned wealth through their activities as merchants, traders, and investors, enabling them and many of the members of the next generations to live lives free from financial concern, if not outright luxury. The papers consist largely of correspondence, and also include collections of financial...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1762-1950; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1921
Found in: Litchfield Historical Society

James Gilbert manuscript

00-2010-178-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-2010-178-0
Scope and Contents

An historical account, titled "A Journey into the Past," of the section of Litchfield called Headquarters, written by James Gilbert, Jun 13, 1935, in which he describes lands inhabited by former slaves, local characters, and the Dennison, Granniss, and Hayes families.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1935 Jun 13
Found in: Litchfield Historical Society

Litchfield Country writs and promissory notes

00-1971-68-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-1971-68-0
Abstract

Writs and Promissory Notes (1971-68-0) from 1800-1809, detailing outstanding debts between residents of Litchfield County. 

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1800-1809; Other: Date acquired: 11/09/1971
Found in: Litchfield Historical Society

Pinkerton investigation Into the arson of J. Warren Goddard's properties statements and correspondence

1958-26-0

 Fonds
Identifier: 1958-26-0
Content Description This collection consists of statements and correspondence relating to the Pinkerton National Detective Agency investigation into the arson of J. Warren Goddard's properties on North Lake St., Litchfield, on May 3, 1884. A barn was destroyed and a house was damaged. There are a total of five statements, two of which were made by African-Americans, and five reports signed "Allan Pinkerton" mailed to Goddard. It cannot be determined if Pinkerton actually wrote the reports or if his...
Dates: 1884
Found in: Litchfield Historical Society

Benjamin Tallmadge collection

1933-19-0

 Collection
Identifier: 1933-19-0
Abstract

The Benjamin Tallmadge Collection documents the personal life and professional career of Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge through his correspondence as well as his legal, financial, and personal papers.  An army officer, chief intelligence officer, and organizer of the Culper spy ring during the Revolutionary War, Tallmadge became a businessman and U.S. Representative from Connecticut in Congress after the war.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1777-1864; Other: Majority of material found within 1778-1833; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1933
Found in: Litchfield Historical Society

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